Numbers 26:29 “These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir…”

Numbers 26:29

These were the descendants of Manasseh: The Machirite clan from Machir, the father of Gilead, and the Gileadite clan from Gilead.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites.

World English Bible

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

American Standard Version

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Geneva Bible 1599

The sonnes of Manasseh were: of Machir, the familie of the Machirites: and Machir begate Gilead: of Gilead came the familie of the Gileadites.

Darby Translation

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites (and Machir begot Gilead); of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Young's Literal Translation

Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir hath begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.

Bible in Basic English

The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir was the father of Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

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Cross references

“Machir”

Joshua 17:1 Numbers 36:1 1 Chronicles 7:14–19 Genesis 48:14 Deuteronomy 3:15 Judges 5:14

Joshua 17:1 · BSB

Now this was the allotment for the tribe of Manasseh as Joseph’s firstborn son, namely for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh and father of the Gileadites, who had received Gilead and Bashan because Machir was a man of war…

Numbers 36:1 · BSB

Now the family heads of the clan of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the Israelite families and addressed them,

1 Chronicles 7:14–19 · BSB

The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel through his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Machir the father of Gilead.

Genesis 48:14 · BSB

But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Deuteronomy 3:15 · BSB

To Machir I gave Gilead,

Judges 5:14 · BSB

Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

28The descendants of Joseph included the clans of Manasseh and Ephraim.

30These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,

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